(06-29-2015, 01:36 AM)Magellan Wrote: So... for people who equate ooc level to ic experience... Â do you just not have a backstory? To have a backstory seems completely arbitrary if it has nothing to do with who your character is in the here and now.For me, typically my character is created the moment her story begins.
Does your character just get plopped down in the middle of Eorzea fully grown?
My current character, a Doman monk, didn't train in Eorzea. Nor will she. Her particular set of skills is completely different from Ul'dah pgl guild training, so how is level even remotely relevant?Â
A characters life experience dictates their weaknesses and strengths. Not some ooc mechanic that again, can only be acknowledged via meta - gaming.
Sure she has a history, but I try to not make it more exciting or more impressive than what I play, because who wants to play the second most interesting point in their character's lives? I like that it leaves me lots of room for character growth than starting out as an expert.
To take your character as an example, I wouldn't find that too weird, but I'd have them start out as beginner-intermediate martial artist as they enter Eorzea and have them train at the pugilist guild under another Doman refugee as their mentor.
